? >>> plus, a serious proposal to overhaulthetaxcodefor the first time in twiyears. but is there any hope for congressional action this year. >>> and the pentagon proposes to slash the army to its smallest size in the last 75 years. how risky are the cuts for american security. >>> welcome to "the journal editorial report." new questions this week about the investigation into the irs targeting of conservative groups. with the house subcommittee holding hearings, you know just how seriously the department of justice is taking this probe. they're doing this as liberal groups like the aclu and sierra club join conservative clubs voicing opposition into a new irs rule into further restricting political speech. for more on both of these developments i'm joined by "wall street journal" column dannetinger. kim strofle and colin levy. kim, let's start with you there in sin city, washington. you're covering the hearings this week. what have we learned about the state of justice to probe just as it is? >> well, they had a number of legal experts appear before the house oversight committee. it was a